Legal Opinion
Crumpton v. Crumpton
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided January 21, 1976No. 759SC603PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, Judge.
The narrow question presented by this appeal is one of first impression in this State and requires examination and interpretation of certain portions of Chapter 48 of the General Statutes dealing with the adoption of minors.
Our Supreme Court has said that since the adoption statute “ ... is in derogation of the common law and works a change in the canons of descent, it must be construed strictly and not so as to enlarge or confer any rights not clearly given.” Grimes v. Grimes, 207 N.C. 778, 780, 178 S.E. 2d 573 (1935).
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Peele v. FinchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
- Faulkner v. KeeneSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1931
- Mulhall v. Nashua Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1921
- Stanback v. Citizens National Bank of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1929
- Grimes v. . GrimesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Crumpton v. MitchellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- Matter of Adoption of SpinksCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1977